Construction site of unity

Film premiere of the Freedom and Unity Monument

Democracy can be so simple in theory: The majority decides where the scales – in this case a 50 metre long walk-in bowl – lean. So far, so good. In practice, the Freedom and Unity Monument in front of the Humboldt Forum Berlin remains unfinished to this day. The initiative to build it began in 1998 – and generated opposition from the outset. Some thought the timing was premature, for others unity was no reason to celebrate. The documentary film by Jens Becker and Dietmar Ratsch follows the development of the memorial from the »Citizens on the Move« design by architects Milla & Partner to the current situation. At the film premiere in the DDR Museum, screenwriter and director Jens Becker talks about the film about the monument that has long since earned the nickname »the nation's seesaw«.

Talk: Jens Becker, Director and screenwriter, Loitz/ Vorpommern

Greeting word: Rolf Bergmann, Head of History and Documentary Film, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg

Admission is free of charge.

1. Oktober 2025, 18 Uhr

Conference room DDR Museum
Sankt Wolfgang-Str. 2
10178 Berlin

Here you can see the location.

The event will take place in German.